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ASIC warns it can't take action on every case of misconduct

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Alan Kirkland has admitted the regulator can't fight every battle of misconduct, but that doesn't mean it's not watching. Speaking at the Blockchain APAC Policy Week event, Kirkland ...

ASIC bans Queensland financial adviser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Queensland-based financial adviser Shane Rose. Rose has been banned from providing any financial services, performing any function involved in the carrying on of a financial ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... report said. "Investors may not always be aware of the extent to which [investment grade credit] managers employ riskier securities, both in and off-benchmark." Th report said manager selectors have an "invaluable opportunity" to evaluate active fixed ...

Inaugural CSLR levy slugs advisers $18.5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the other sectors' levy of $700,000 for credit providers, $800,000 for credit intermediation, and $900,000 for securities dealing. The government will pay for the first levy period which covers compensation claims and costs from April 2, when the ...

Advised investors spurring SMSF rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... SMSFs actually increased their trading volume by 1.4%. Advised SMSFs also showed a preference for a broader range of securities than self-directed peers, most notably for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as advisers appeared to diversify and minimise volatility ...

UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... spent six years at Russell Investments Australia as head of new business and held other senior roles at BNP Paribas Securities Services, Invesco and Bankers Trust. Thurgood said he looks forward to building on BlueCove's success in Australia. "Australian ...

AFCA secures $40m in refunds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... namely failure to provide statements in line with the terms. A whopping 93 reports were passed on to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 47 were referred to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and eight were referred to other ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approving crypto ETNs this week and spot Bitcoin ETFs being approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US in January. Financial behemoths BlackRock, Invesco and Fidelity were among 11 spot Bitcoin ...

Experts issue warning over AI washing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... development and customer service. It projects that nearly one-third of task hours could be automated by 2030. But, as US Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler recently highlighted, while new technologies often generate buzz, they may ...

Pendal shutters costly equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... industries. The fund primarily invests in a geared portfolio of Australian shares, including Australian listed property securities and convertible preference shares that offer above average income returns and may also hold cash and may use derivatives ...